Facing Syria cover-up outcry, OPCW chief lies and US, UK, France evade

CA 9+ #TheGrayzone Facing Syria cover-up outcry, OPCW chief lies and US, UK, France evade 7,444 views •Apr 24, 2021 1.2K 5 Share Save The Grayzone 139K subscribers Pushback with Aaron Maté Support Pushback at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aaronmate​ Facing new outcry over the Syria cover-up scandal, OPCW chief Fernando Arias has been caught lying, while the US-UK-France are desperately trying to change the subject. Aaron Maté recaps recent meetings at the European Parliament and United Nations where the growing Douma controversy was center stage. The US-UK-France bombed Syria in April 2018 after accusing it of a chemical weapons attack in the city of Douma. Leaks later revealed that OPCW inspectors found no evidence of a Syrian government chemical weapons attack. But their findings were suppressed, their original report was censored, and the team was sidelined. Rather than having their concerns addressed, the inspectors have since faced a concerted smear campaign. On April 15, OPCW Director-General Fernando Arias faced questions about the Douma cover-up from Mick Wallace and Clare Daley of the European Parliament. Both Wallace and Daley asked Arias why he has refused to address the Douma cover-up and meet with the dissenting inspectors. The meeting chair, former French cabinet minister Nathalie Loiseau, tried to cut-off the questions and even apologized to Arias for them being posed. Arias then made a series of excuses and even false claims. The following day, the Douma scandal was discussed at an Arria Formula Meeting of the United Nations Security Council. The ambassadors of the nations that bombed Syria in April 2018 -- the US, UK, and France -- tried to dismiss the Douma cover-up scandal as Russian propaganda and refused to offer any substantive comments on the issue. The invited briefers at the meeting included Hans von Sponeck and Lawrence Wilkerson, two veteran diplomats who have signed a Statement of Concern about the Douma scandal, alongside other notable voices including five former OPCW officials. In his comments, von Sponeck revealed that Arias, the OPCW chief, refused to read the statement and returned it to sender. Video: Aaron Maté recaps the European Parliament meeting on April 15 and UN Security Council Arria Formula meeting on April 16. Featuring: Mick Wallace and Clare Daley, Members of the European Parliament; Fernando Arias, OPCW Director-General; Hans von Sponeck, former UN Assistant Secretary-General and UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq; Lawrence Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff to Secretary State Colin Powell; Richard Mills, Deputy US Ambassador to the UN; Nicolas de Reviere, France’s Ambassador to the UN; Jonathan Allen, UK Ambassador to the UN; Jose Bustani, former OPCW Director-General; and Aaron Maté of The Grayzone. ||| The Grayzone ||| Find more reporting at https://thegrayzone.com​ Support our original journalism at Patreon: https://patreon.com/grayzone​ Facebook: https://facebook.com/thegrayzone​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thegrayzonenews​ Instagram: https://instagram.com/thegrayzonenews​ Minds: https://minds.com/thegrayzone​ Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@thegrayzone​ #TheGrayzone​ 265 Comments Auggie Giuseppe Add a public comment... Wyo Dragon Wyo Dragon 4 hours ago Thank you Aaron Mate for exposing the lies of the head of the OPCW and the hypocrisy of the US and its vassals. I had always thought that the Douma incident was staged by the White Helmets and the missiles strike of the US and its vassals was a criminal act. 142 Gary Weston Gary Weston 4 hours ago Their avoidance is a direct admission of guilt. Take it as this the opcw is now officially a worthless organization with zero credibility. Any future work should be completely ignored and considered corrupt and invalid. Any government protecting this is also thoroughly corrupt. Any group like this should be dismantled, and dismantled forcefully. 82 Judy Meyer Judy Meyer 4 hours ago (edited) Thanks to the Grayzone for clearing up so many things for all of us. 72 Kariakas Kariakas 4 hours ago False flags are the most sinister of all crimes that always go unpunished. 90 Baizhang Huaihai Baizhang Huaihai 4 hours ago The depravity of these people just has no end. Thank you, Aaron, for your brave reporting, as always. 60 Ted Maloof Ted Maloof 4 hours ago Arron, I'm so glad that while your and Grayzon's reporting will be ignored by MSM, the truth is out there. 46 Jay Poirier Jay Poirier 2 hours ago (edited) Aaron your a Canadian treasure, you've become one of the most important journalists of our time . Please stay safe my friend you've made very powerful enemies 28 DatCatSteven DatCatSteven 4 hours ago Mainstream media never produce the receipts on these claims. YouTube promotes MSM as authoritative and buries channels like the GrayZone that expose mainstream conspiracies that are unsubstantiated with evidence. Free Julien Assange 67